The Big Shoogle are a Scottish ceilidh band with over 20 years’ experience playing for weddings, civil partnerships, parties, graduation balls, school proms, festivals, concerts and corporate events in some of the most prestigious venues at home and overseas.
If you want the very best Scottish ceilidh band with top class professional musicians and a highly experienced ceilidh dance caller – then look no further. Their expert dance caller will guide your guests through the steps of all the dances. So if you’ve never been to a ceilidh before and don’t know the difference between a Dashing White Sergeant and a Haggis Supper their caller will have you shoogling around the floor like an expert in no time.
If you want a wild party with a Scottish flavour anywhere in the world, call us. And if you can’t handle a full-on Big Shoogle ceilidh for the whole evening, there are the covers of great pop & rock songs, all played live – they don’t use backing tracks! You’ll know when you’ve been Shoogled!
Available as either 3-piece or 4-piece. Standard line-up consists of midi accordion (and vocals), electric guitar and drums (and vocals). We have a fantastic fiddle player available for an additional fee. The dance caller is part of the standard line-up
"An outstanding band with an abundance of energy, exceptional musicianship and great stage presence - One of the best live bands I have ever seen!" - Jim Smart, Best Acts
The Big Shoogle - Setlist
The Gay Gordons
The Grand March
Dashing White Sergeant
Canadian Barn Dance
Strip the Willow
Military Two-Step
St.Bernards Waltz
Eightsome Reel
Highland Schottische
Pride of Erin Waltz
Virginia Reel
Gaelic Waltz
Circassian Circle
Eve Three-Step
Cumberland Square Eight
Hoolihan’s Jig (Hooligans’ Jig!!)
The Flying Scotsman
Orcadian Strip the Willow
The Swedish Masquerade
The Riverside Jig
Circles Four
The Siege of Ennis
The Big Shoogle play for many Scottish Country Dances if guests know the steps. Some examples are:
Hamilton House
The Duke of Perth
Reel of the 51st Division
They also play for the following “modern” dances:
Quickstep
Foxtrot
Old Time Waltz
The Big Shoogle – Songs
Honky Tonk Woman –The Rolling Stones
Chelsea Dagger – The Fratellis
500 Miles – The Proclaimers
Upside Down – Paloma Faith
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Uprising – Muse
All Right Now - Free
The Galway Girl –Steve Earle
Run – Snow Patrol
Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple
Pay Me My Money Down –Bruce Springsteen
The Walk of Life – Dire Straits
Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
Dirty Old Town – The Pogues
Pencil Full of Lead – Paulo Nutini
10 out of 10 – Paolo Nutini
Highway to Hell – AC/DC
Oh Mary Don’t You Weep – Bruce Springsteen
Another Brick In the Wall –Pink Floyd
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Feel Fine – The Beatles
Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
The Irish Rover – The Pogues
Candy – Paolo Nutini
Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
Reet Petite – Jacky Wilson
One Day Like This - Elbow
It’s All Over Now – Rolling Stones
Rockin All Over the World – Status Quo
I Got a Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
I Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles
Sideshow Blues –Todd Snider
Caledonia – Dougie MacLean
Wild Mountain Thyme – The Silencers
Loch Lomond (bluesy version!!)